Ragley is set to host its third spectacular Battle Proms open air concert this summer.

Guests are invited to pack up their picnic hampers and enjoy a blend of musical talent, expert displays and pyrotechnics at the event in south Warwickshire on Saturday, August 31.

Starting at 4.30pm, visitors will be able to wander around the traditional fairground stalls, see the Napoleonic re-enactors at their encampment and enjoy warm-up act 'The Rockabellas'.

The Napoleonic Cavalry and Infantry displays start at 6.45pm, demonstrating battlefield skills with lances, rifles and horsemanship, before the gunners of the English Field Artillery Company fire a volley of shots to launch the musical programme.

Beginning at 7.30pm, the programme itself kicks off with classical favourites performed by the New English Concert Orchestra, conducted by Douglas Coombes and hosted by BBC presenter Pam Rhodes.

Then the ground will shake for Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture with live cannon fire followed by Wellington's Victory by Beethoven - commonly known as the Battle Symphony - which features a staggering 193 cannons, musket fire and fireworks.

The evening ends around 10pm with the traditional sing-along proms finale, including favourites Jerusalem, Rule Britannia, God Save The Queen and Land of Hope and Glory, before closing with a dazzling firework display.